Major view
B major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = A# (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = E (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Key B major – G# minor Chords D#m7/F#, Emaj7, G#/C, G#m, D#m7, E, D#m/F#, Dbm … Easy key C
E D#m7/F# G#6/C
How much better can I show my love for you
Emaj7/B D#m/F# G#/C
Than say "I do, I do, I do"?
Emaj7 Dbm G#m/Cb G#7/C
I do, I do, I do
E D#m7/F#
You may not know right where you're going, but
Dbm G#m D#m7/F#
I do, I do, I do
E F#6 G#m G#/C
And all the times you wasn't chosen, well, I'll make it up to you
G#m F#6
All of the feelings you're not showing
Db/F Emaj7 G#m
When your river's overflowing, mmm
D#m7/F#
It's the truth, swear to you
G#/C Emaj7 D#m/F# G#/Cb
I do, I do, I do, I do, I do
G#/C Emaj7 D#m7 G#m G#7/C
And all that you are, I do
Emaj7 D#m7/F#
My single line of stars in noon
G#m D#m7 Emaj7 D#m7/F# G#/C
Reflection of the very moon, I do
Amaj7 G#/C G#/Cb
I do, I do, I do
Emaj7 D#m7/F# D#m7
Show my love for you
Emaj7 D#m7/F# D#m7
Can I show my love for you?
Emaj7 D#m7/F# D#m7
(Can I show my love for you?)
Emaj7 D#m7/F# D#m7
End of song Play again?
Harmony analysis
The song opens on E and ends on D#m7. Its chords belong to both B major and G#m, so every chord below is read both ways.
Major view
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
Minor view
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the G# minor side because G#m is heard 7 times while B never appears. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from B major, and switching between the two views is exactly where the practice value lies.
Show the degrees above the chords — relative to B or to G#m; comparing both readings is a practice of its own.
Every chord of the key, listed 1 to 7 separately for each key. Chords played in the song show how often they appear; chords from outside the scale sit next to their own degree.
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | B | Tonic — home | B · D# · F# | — |
| ii | Dbm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | Db · Fb · Ab | 2× |
| V/V | Db/F | Secondary dominant V/V — leads to F#secondary dominant | Db · F · Ab | 1× |
| iii7 | D#m7/F# | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | D# · F# · A# · C# | 10× |
| iii7 | D#m7 | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | D# · F# · A# · C# | 6× |
| iii | D#m/F# | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | D# · F# · A# | 2× |
| V/vi | D# | Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to G#msecondary dominant | D# · G · A# | — |
| IVmaj7 | Emaj7 | Subdominant — moves away from home | E · G# · B · D# | 10× |
| IV | E | Subdominant — moves away from home | E · G# · B | 3× |
| IVmaj7 | Emaj7/B | Subdominant — moves away from home | E · G# · B · D# | 1× |
| V6 | F#6 | Dominant — strongest pull home | F# · A# · C# · D# | 2× |
| vi | G#m | Relative minor — the melancholy side | G# · B · D# | 6× |
| vi | G#m/Cb | Relative minor — the melancholy side | G# · B · D# | 1× |
| V/ii | G#/C | Secondary dominant V/ii — leads to Dbmsecondary dominant | G# · B# · D# | 6× |
| V7/ii | G#7/C | Secondary dominant V/ii — leads to Dbmsecondary dominant | G# · B# · D# · F# | 2× |
| V/ii | G#/Cb | Secondary dominant V/ii — leads to Dbmsecondary dominant | G# · B# · D# | 2× |
| V/ii | G#6/C | Secondary dominant V/ii — leads to Dbmsecondary dominant | G# · B# · D# · E# | 1× |
| bVIImaj7 | Amaj7 | bVII — borrowed (Mixolydian / parallel minor)borrowed chord | A · C# · E · G# | 1× |
| vii° | A#dim | Leading-tone chord — tension | A# · C# · E | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | G#m | Tonic — home | G# · B · D# | 6× |
| i | G#m/Cb | Tonic — home | G# · B · D# | 1× |
| V/iv | G#/C | Secondary dominant V/iv — leads to Dbmsecondary dominant | G# · B# · D# | 6× |
| V7/iv | G#7/C | Secondary dominant V/iv — leads to Dbmsecondary dominant | G# · B# · D# · F# | 2× |
| V/iv | G#/Cb | Secondary dominant V/iv — leads to Dbmsecondary dominant | G# · B# · D# | 2× |
| V/iv | G#6/C | Secondary dominant V/iv — leads to Dbmsecondary dominant | G# · B# · D# · E# | 1× |
| bIImaj7 | Amaj7 | Neapolitan bII — a dark, dramatic colour a half step above the tonicborrowed chord | A · C# · E · G# | 1× |
| ii° | A#dim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | A# · C# · E | — |
| III | B | Relative major — the bright side | B · D# · F# | — |
| iv | Dbm | Subdominant — moves away from home | Db · Fb · Ab | 2× |
| IV | Db/F | Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour | Db · F · Ab | 1× |
| v7 | D#m7/F# | Minor dominant — soft pull | D# · F# · A# · C# | 10× |
| v7 | D#m7 | Minor dominant — soft pull | D# · F# · A# · C# | 6× |
| v | D#m/F# | Minor dominant — soft pull | D# · F# · A# | 2× |
| V | D# | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | D# · G · A# | — |
| VImaj7 | Emaj7 | Submediant — warm colour | E · G# · B · D# | 10× |
| VI | E | Submediant — warm colour | E · G# · B | 3× |
| VImaj7 | Emaj7/B | Submediant — warm colour | E · G# · B · D# | 1× |
| VII6 | F#6 | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | F# · A# · C# · D# | 2× |
The key pair is B major and its relative G# minor (5 sharps). 16 different chords appear 56 times in total; 10 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. G#/C, G#7/C, G#/Cb, G#6/C, Db/F act as secondary dominants, briefly pointing at another chord of the key. Amaj7 is borrowed from the parallel minor, adding a darker shade to the major side.
The move to watch is Dbm → G#m/Cb, heard once. From the G#m side it is iv → i (minor plagal: deep and melancholic); from the B side it reads ii → vi. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.
Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.
The first chord is E; the ear learns where home is within a second. The backbone is D#m7/F#, Emaj7, G#/C, G#m — iii7–IVmaj7–V/ii–vi from the B side, v7–VImaj7–V/iv–i from the G#m side. G#/C adds a moment of surprise: secondary dominant V/ii — leads to Dbm. Keep an ear on Dbm → G#m/Cb (ii → vi in B, iv → i in G#m): minor plagal — deep and melancholic. The final chord is D#m7; the ear comes to rest in B.
This analysis is generated from the song's chords by akorculuk's harmony engine using consistent rules. When you change key, the degrees stay the same; only the chord names change.
Hover over or tap a chord in the lyrics for its shapes, its degree in both keys and a listen button. Here you have every chord of the song side by side.
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